Comments for Deliberate Ink http://deliberateink.com Deliberately effective copywriting and editing. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Why You Won’t Benefit From Leaving The Echo Chamber by Soulati | PR http://deliberateink.com/why-you-wont-benefit-from-leaving-the-echo-chamber/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Soulati | PR Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:26:49 +0000 http://deliberateink.com/?p=4819#comment-1691 Prescient. Politics comes to mind. And, I'd not heard of that word, "confirmation bias." Makes total sense, as I read the Wall Street Journal every morning and try to nod my head in unison to Karl Rove as he bashes Democrats. You see, I truly want to know the issues from both sides; I want to form a neutral, unbiased and sound opinion based on fact. Sadly, I'll never get all the facts and nor will anyone. We get the facts we're given, unless we hunt deeply. Politics depends on those who don't hunt; those who receive what they're given. Anyone asking questions and digging deeper to find the truth is disappointed, as am I. I think you've hit the nail on the head with what's wrong with this Congress. Everyone has confirmation bias; refusal to entertain someone else's notions or see the light that there may be some merit across the aisle. Always great to have the diagnosis; now what? Prescient. Politics comes to mind. And, I’d not heard of that word, “confirmation bias.” Makes total sense, as I read the Wall Street Journal every morning and try to nod my head in unison to Karl Rove as he bashes Democrats. You see, I truly want to know the issues from both sides; I want to form a neutral, unbiased and sound opinion based on fact. Sadly, I’ll never get all the facts and nor will anyone.

We get the facts we’re given, unless we hunt deeply. Politics depends on those who don’t hunt; those who receive what they’re given. Anyone asking questions and digging deeper to find the truth is disappointed, as am I.

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head with what’s wrong with this Congress. Everyone has confirmation bias; refusal to entertain someone else’s notions or see the light that there may be some merit across the aisle. Always great to have the diagnosis; now what?

]]> Comment on Business Jargon Destroys Lives by adamtoporek http://deliberateink.com/business-jargon-destroys-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 adamtoporek Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:09:41 +0000 http://deliberateink.com/?p=4742#comment-1690 @ShakirahDawud @jennwhinnem darn, I forgot to use "mission critical" :) @ShakirahDawud @jennwhinnem darn, I forgot to use “mission critical” :)

]]> Comment on If You’re Not Trying To Save The World, Your Business Shouldn’t Be Blogging by ShakirahDawud http://deliberateink.com/if-youre-not-trying-to-save-the-world-you-shouldnt-be-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 ShakirahDawud Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:39:45 +0000 http://deliberateink.com/?p=4692#comment-1689 @NEMultimedia I'm excited that you're awakening your loved ones, Michelle, and hopefully they'll start battling soon. Educating is key, and I think that as business owners with certain knowledge sets, we have the perfect opportunity to implement the power it gives, and share the knowledge for the good of others. While we're doing that, we're being positioned as thought leaders and experts, and our business will grow as long as we maintain our cause against the "bad guys." Saving the world? Check. Becoming successful? Check. @NEMultimedia I’m excited that you’re awakening your loved ones, Michelle, and hopefully they’ll start battling soon. Educating is key, and I think that as business owners with certain knowledge sets, we have the perfect opportunity to implement the power it gives, and share the knowledge for the good of others. While we’re doing that, we’re being positioned as thought leaders and experts, and our business will grow as long as we maintain our cause against the “bad guys.” Saving the world? Check. Becoming successful? Check.

]]> Comment on If You’re Not Trying To Save The World, Your Business Shouldn’t Be Blogging by NEMultimedia http://deliberateink.com/if-youre-not-trying-to-save-the-world-you-shouldnt-be-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1688 NEMultimedia Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:32 +0000 http://deliberateink.com/?p=4692#comment-1688 Love this post, Shakirah! I'm totally into saving the world. I know so many folks who are unemployed and waiting for the perfect job, and now they're just hoping for any job. Yet with social media -- which they're already using, especially Facebook and Twitter -- they have the ability right now to start home-based service or product businesses on a shoestring and do their own marketing. That's why we educate, educate, educate. We do a lot of Wordpress site development and social media setup and training for existing businesses, but we want to also wake up our friends and neighbors to the possibilities that lie before them, and now we're finally starting to see some friends take those first timid steps, fighting the "bad guys" named Fear and Doubt.So I absolutely get what you're saying! Love this post, Shakirah! I’m totally into saving the world. I know so many folks who are unemployed and waiting for the perfect job, and now they’re just hoping for any job. Yet with social media — which they’re already using, especially Facebook and Twitter — they have the ability right now to start home-based service or product businesses on a shoestring and do their own marketing. That’s why we educate, educate, educate. We do a lot of WordPress site development and social media setup and training for existing businesses, but we want to also wake up our friends and neighbors to the possibilities that lie before them, and now we’re finally starting to see some friends take those first timid steps, fighting the “bad guys” named Fear and Doubt.So I absolutely get what you’re saying!

]]> Comment on Business Jargon Destroys Lives by ShakirahDawud http://deliberateink.com/business-jargon-destroys-lives/comment-page-1/#comment-1687 ShakirahDawud Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:56:14 +0000 http://deliberateink.com/?p=4742#comment-1687 @adamtoporek I got all the way to "impact" before I cried uncle. @adamtoporek I got all the way to “impact” before I cried uncle.

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